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White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Rosendale, NY. The route passes Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, Flooded Mine, Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint and White Dot. It climbs 461 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 410 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fairview Avenue 41.84278, -74.08522
Nearest town Rosendale, NY

Directions

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White Dot–Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints

6 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 70–410 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Fairview Avenue · 41.84278, -74.08522

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fairview Avenue, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftPass Flooded Mine.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach White Dot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miPass Wallkill Valley Rail Viewpoint.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.8 miPass White Dot.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Closed, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Fairview Avenue, heading N.
  30. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

29% gravel28% dirt2% grass1% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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